| Tadhg | Tynan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Poet | dark, dusky |
| Origin | Irish | irish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | TYGE | TY-nuhn |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1992 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2023 (46) | 1994 (38) |
| In 2025 | 30 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Tadhg | Tynan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 233 | 30 |
| 2010s | 214 | 92 |
| 2000s | 126 | 240 |
| 1990s | 40 | 260 |
| 1980s | 0 | 109 |
Tadhg means “poet” or “philosopher” in Irish.
Anglicized from Irish O Teimhneain, from a diminutive of Old Irish 'teimhean' meaning 'dark, dusky, gloom'. (A minority source instead links it to O Tadhgain, 'poet', but the 'dark' derivation is the one usually given.)
Tadhg is more popular than Tynan today: about 30 US babies were given the name Tadhg in 2025, compared with 0 named Tynan.
Tadhg means Poet (Irish origin), while Tynan means dark, dusky (irish origin).
In US records, Tadhg first appears in 1992 and Tynan in 0, so Tynan has the longer recorded history.